Feature Exhibition Hoppy New Year!: Celebrating the Year of the Rabbit

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Feature Exhibition Hoppy New Year!: Celebrating the Year of the Rabbit

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Description of Exhibition

General Information

Exhibition Title: Feature Exhibition
Hoppy New Year!: Celebrating the Year of the Rabbit

Period: January 2–29, 2023

Venue: Heisei Chishinkan Wing, Gallery 1F-2

Transportation: JR, Kintetsu Railway, Keihan Railway, Hankyu Railway, City Bus / Map

Closed: Monday
*The museum will be opened on Monday January 2 and 9, and closed on Tuesday, January 10, 2023.

Museum Hours: 9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (Entrance Until 4:30 p.m.)

Admission

Adult	700 yen
University Student (ID required)	350 yen

Admission fee includes admission to all galleries in the Heisei Chishinkan Wing.
Admission is free for high school students and other youths age 0 – 17, seniors over 70, visitors with disabilities and one caretaker, and for Campus Members (including faculty). Please show ID.
Admission for school groups: Admission to the Collection Galleries is free for elementary school, middle school, and high school students on school fieldtrips as well as teachers serving as their guides.

Description of Exhibition

2023 is the Year of the Rabbit. Have you ever heard of the rabbit in the moon? Instead of the man in the moon familiar to Western stargazers, an ancient Chinese legend told of a rabbit that lived on the moon. Throughout East Asia, we also see frequent depictions of the moon and the rabbit together in the visual arts.
Rabbits are also paired with images of autumn wildflowers and grasses. This is because of the association between the rabbit and the moon, which is at its brightest in autumn.
What other kinds of rabbits are found in East Asian art?

<i>Kosode</i> (Kimono) with Horsetails, Flowers, and Rabbits, Kyoto National Museum

Kosode (Kimono) with Horsetails, Flowers, and Rabbits
Kyoto National Museum

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